Dagominton from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) achieved the winner of Indonesia ABU Robot Contest (KRPAI) 2015 with the score 5-1 after defeating Barelang 5.5 from Politeknik Negeri Batam. Dagominton won over IC_Roata from University Tadulako, Palu, Central Sulawesi with the score 5-1 in the quarterfinal, and won over Ironas’ 64 from Politeknik Negeri Jember with the score 5-1 in semifinal round.
“We are absolutely happy. This is the first trophy for our KRAI team since we only passed round of 16 last year,” told Restu, chief of Dagominton. He also stated that his team had confronted a lot of obstacles these year during their preparation for Indonesia Robot Contest (KRI) 2015. “Staying up, debating one another, and getting tired have been paid right now,” he expressed. He informed that his team had a target to be the winner of the contest.
As the winner, ITB would absolutely represent Indonesia in international ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) Robocon being conducted at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) in August. Dagominton from ITB and Balerang from Politeknik Negeri Batam, being the runner up) would represent Indonesia in the international contest. Restu and his team were very glad and proud since it would be the first time they represent Indonesia in international level. Then, they would evaluate Dagominton soon.
Besides enhancing robot strengths, they made timeline for facing the international ABU Robocon. “The tough opponent might come from Japan, but we would attempt to be the winner,” Restu conveyed. This KRAI had more variations because of many unpredictable teams. “This KRI is much more interesting since there are a lot of various teams and any team is not dominating and has great capability. I wish that the winner is truly the best team,” he ended.
Furthermore, the second runner up went to Invicto from University of Brawijaya winning over Irtonas ’64 from Politeknik Jember with the score 7-5 after having deuce. Rini from Sepuluh November Institute of Technology achieved the best design. Even though Irtonas ’64 did not win, the team achieved the best strategy because of a number of the team’s feedback during the game.
